Pottsboro has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Collinsville Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pottsboro is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Bishop Lynch on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Friars.
Pottsboro got a good showing from Justin Burk, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Burk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Collinsville came tearing into Wednesday's game with 26 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 13-0 shutout. Collinsville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 23 contests by six runs or more this season.
Logan Jenkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Jenkins was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, five RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Cash Morgan and Reed Patterson did most of the damage at the plate: Morgan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Patterson scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Landon Carpenter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Pottsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Collinsville, they pushed their record up to 28-2 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road.
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